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adjective
- 1. not conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules: "the use of unlawful violence"
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adjective. uk / ʌnˈlɔː.f ə l / us / ʌnˈlɑː.f ə l / Add to word list. not allowed by law: unlawful possession of guns. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Legal & illegal. bang to rights idiom. bootleg. chargeable. concealed carry idiom. controverted election. criminally. illegality. improper. legality. legitimately. licensed. licitly.
1. : not lawful : illegal. 2. : not morally right or conventional. unlawfully. ˌən-ˈlȯ-f (ə-)lē. adverb. unlawfulness. ˌən-ˈlȯ-fəl-nəs. noun. Synonyms. criminal. felonious. illegal. illegitimate. illicit. lawless. wrongful. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of unlawful in a Sentence.
Unlawful definition: not lawful; contrary to law; illegal.. See examples of UNLAWFUL used in a sentence.
not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention. synonyms: improper, unconventional. irregular. contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice. adjective. contrary to or forbidden by law. “ unlawful measures”. synonyms: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed. illegal.
adjective. If something is unlawful, the law does not allow you to do it. [formal] ...employees who believe their dismissal was unlawful. A pushed-in window indicated unlawful entry. Synonyms: illegal, criminal, illicit, banned More Synonyms of unlawful. unlawfully adverb [ADVERB with verb]
adjective. us / ʌnˈlɑː.f ə l / uk / ʌnˈlɔː.f ə l / Add to word list Add to word list. not allowed by law: unlawful possession of guns. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Legal & illegal. bang to rights idiom. bootleg. chargeable. concealed carry idiom. controverted election. criminally. illegality. improper. legality. legitimately.
Define unlawful. unlawful synonyms, unlawful pronunciation, unlawful translation, English dictionary definition of unlawful. contrary to law: unlawful search and seizure; born out of wedlock Not to be confused with: illegal – forbidden by law or statute: an illegal U-turn;...
Definition of unlawful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "UNLAWFUL": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
adjective. formal us uk / ʌnˈlɔːfəl/ illegal: unlawful possession of guns. unlawfully. adverb. (Definition of unlawful from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of unlawful. in Chinese (Traditional) 法律禁止的, 違法的… See more. Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! Translator tool. Browse.
